GPO seeks tools to harvest overlooked documents on the Web
The Government Printing Office is looking for IT products and services that will help it find, harvest and review documents from federal Web sites.
IRS predicts electronic tax filings will pass 50 percent mark
The IRS anticipates that more than half of all taxpayers will file electronically during the 2005 tax-filing season that begins today.
CMS to apply business rules engines to claims processing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has requested information on two technologies that could revolutionize the way health care claims are settled.
IRS must improve testing for new accounting system, IG says
Because the IRS did not adequately track systems requirements when it tested the initial release of a taxpayer accounts data warehouse, it did not release Version 1 for fear the system might not function as planned, the Treasury IG reports.
IRS to issue new mainframe support contracts
The IRS has issued an RFI seeking ways to better maintain and manage its mainframe hardware and software.
Massive hiring of controllers may delay new FAA systems
If it has to, the agency will forgo some of its systems modernization to cover salary and training for the 12,500 air traffic controllers it expects to hire during the next 10 years.
Transportation to lead civilian GPS management
The president updated the nation's Global Positioning System policy, giving the Transportation Department more authority.
NIH awards logistics support work to SI International
The National Institutes of Health has awarded two logistics support contracts valued at $7.2 million.
CMS seeks info on e-messaging doctors
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates it will send one to two messages a month, and it wants health care professionals to be able access them on handhelds.
Treasury $1 billion net deal draws three protests
Three companies have protested the contract that the department awarded to AT&T for an enterprise telecom system.
SSA lacks checks for assuring data accuracy, GAO says
Although the accuracy of the data that the Social Security collects for its disability claims program is unknown, inadequate data entry controls have resulted in some wrong and missing data, the audit agency says.
Education seeks to make migrant student systems interoperable
The Education Department is seeking information on how to exchange data between state systems that handle information about migrant students.
GAO ruling stalls HUD's plans'again
The protracted battle over a massive IT services contract has left the Housing and Urban Development Department in limbo, unable to move forward with its systems modernization.
SSA's $525m award aims at modernization
The Social Security Administration has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $525 million contract to help it modernize systems as the agency moves its services online.
IG prescribes more metrics, tests for IRS
A pair of inspector general reports urges the IRS to do more testing and to develop metrics to measure performance before proceeding with work on its modernization efforts.
Treasury calls AT&T to build its next-gen net
The Treasury Department has awarded AT&T Corp. a $1 billion contract for its next-generation enterprise network.
FDA requires food supply records
The Food and Drug Administration will require food manufacturers and transporters to keep records of all products they handle, a move that could have an impact on the data systems used to track food.
Did IRS make progress? It's hard to tell, IG says
Actions the tax agency took to shore up its systems modernization fell short because it didn't create metrics to measure improvements, a new report concludes.
Treasury awards AT&T $381 million TCE contract
The Treasury Department has awarded AT&T Corp. a $381 million contract for the department's to enhance communications services in its enterprise network.
IRS inspector general: Agency should test CADE changes more extensively
The IRS should direct its modernization contractor to conduct thorough performance tests of its new taxpayer database before the system is deployed, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.
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